The schooner MARY, registered under the official Canadian number 74378, was a vessel that stirred concerns and mystery in November 1905. Departing from North Fairhaven on November 4th with a load of coal, the schooner had not been heard from since, causing significant anxiety. The crew consisted of Captain Baird and three other men, all residents of Napanee, Ontario.
As days passed without any news of the MARY, apprehension grew. On November 18th, wreckage believed to be from the missing schooner began washing ashore near Galloup Islands. The recovered debris included cabins painted in green and white, among other fragments. It was strongly suspected that this wreckage originated from the ill-fated MARY. The vessel’s intended route was from North Fair Haven to Napanee, Ontario, and it carried a crew of four men.
According to the records of the Dominion of Canada, the MARY had an official tonnage of 87 tons. It was constructed in Merritton, Ontario in 1877, measuring 84.0 feet in length, 20.3 feet in width, and 7.0 feet in depth. The schooner was registered under the ownership of Andrew Baird, based in Toronto, and its home port was listed as St. Catharines, Ontario.
